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<h1><font face="Arial" size="5"><a name="_Toc200967586">Value 
Proposition</a></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3">The Value 
Proposition is the root object in the schema and it represents all the effort 
that goes into building the release.&nbsp; The Value Proposition of Business 
Objective helps frames the release, some groups just use the release name for 
this value.&nbsp;&nbsp; The beauty of this field is you enter it once and forget about it.</font></p>
<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial">Examples 
include: Exchange12, Office 14 and Advertiser 4.0</span><p>
<img border="0" src="Images/ValueProp.gif" width="640" height="210"></p>
<font face="Arial" size="4"><b>Required Fields</b></font><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt"><br>
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<b>Title</b>: Unique title for the Value Proposition</font><p>
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<b>Assigned to</b>: Individual responsible for the tracking of the Value 
Proposition. (Could be the General manager, Group Program Manager, Release 
Manager or Product Planner</font></p>
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<b>State</b>: The state of the Value Proposition. The workflow for the states is 
as follows:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Active</b>: This is the default starting state. Value Proposition has been approved 
and work is being completed to execute against this release<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<b>Proposed</b>: Value Proposition is opened and not approved<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<b>Closed</b>: Value Proposition is completed, cut or should be ignored<br><br>
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<img border="0" src="Images/VPState.gif" width="425" height="562"></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b>Sub-State: </b>The sub-state of 
the Value Proposition. When the State field is set to closed the sub-state has 
the following values:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Completed</b>: All work is completed for the Value 
Proposition<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cut</b>: Value Proposition was cut and might be addressed 
at a later date<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Ignore</b>: Value Proposition was entered in error and 
should be deleted</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><b><font size="4">Tabs</font></b><font size="4"><br>
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<b>Description</b>: Free form text for the description of the Value Proposition</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><b>Links</b>: Linking information</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><b>File Attachments</b>: Supporting documentation</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><b>History</b>: Standard tab to track all changes to the work item.</font></p>

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